Saturday Shopping List ~ December 27th

a bit of whimsy...

and happy birthday to my mom!

1 ~ time to be so small, by michelemaule

2 ~ the compound dress, by dearbirthday

3 ~ yellow rose locket, by botanicalbird

4 ~ kite shoulder bag, by acajou

5 ~ the decemberists, by nateduval

6 ~ vintage reversible hostess apron, by happydashery

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Saturday Shopping List ~ December 20th

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

1 ~ country day trees, by middleburg

2 ~ two turtle doves, by dutchdoor

3 ~ silk brocade and linen lavender sachets, by cricketapollo

4 ~ repurposed pillowcase dress/shirt, by drearyneedle

5 ~ my angel can fly, by mummysam

6 ~ white fairies - bird, by mundogominola

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get crafty!

below is a wonderful etsy how-tuesday video from cary, littleloveblue (my very talented sis!), on how to create an amazing wool felt holly berry leaves garland.

it's cold and snowy here in new york today... perfect for a little holiday crafting!

just click to watch

finally, a return to the saturday shopping list... i apologize for the long delay!

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1 ~ yaya rose, by dayanra

these yaya dolls are so fantastically simple and 

wonderful... just the type of doll i loved cuddling with as a child

2 ~ together, by geninne

a gorgeous print of an original watercolor

illustration, sure to brighten the home any time 

of the year (i just purchased one myself!)

3 ~ pears, by myfinn

these scrumptious knitted and felted pears truly

look delicious enough to eat 

4 ~ team spirit dress, by parsimony

so versatile (and adorable) - can be layered with

a long sleeve shirt, leggings, and boots in the fall;

or worn simply with sandals in the summer

5 ~ candle holders, by thelogbasket

made of douglas fir from the forest of dean, these

candle holders will soon be in my shopping cart

after the holidays... i can resist them no longer!

6 ~ balsam filled ornament, by enhabiten

made of vintage cotton and boiled wool, these lovelies

are filled with balsam fir needles from maine... bring 

the wonderful scent of the forest right into your home

forest

wanted to share pictures of a few holiday custom orders i recently completed for customers in my shop

the first, is a forest of hollow trees, ranging from the small callicarpa bush to the tall conifers

and here is another little grouping of the people who live amongst such trees

i'm nearly finished with my custom orders... they have been such fun to create... next up, i must begin to create my own christmas gifts!  only a few weeks left

i'm so excited to have two of my holiday pieces featured in the 'chic geek' section of the blogozine, 'fierce and nerdy'

they're included in a wonderful article, giving tips on gifting, wrapping, and baking for the holiday season!

my tree top angel was featured in the ornament section, while one of my button trees was featured in the home section